tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post8746777967860714205..comments2018-05-23T03:15:35.980-07:00Comments on Roman's Movie Reviews and Musings: The Monkey King (2014)Roman J. Martelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-63483516222175290522018-01-30T17:40:05.490-08:002018-01-30T17:40:05.490-08:00Yeah it is interesting how we are so used to our m...Yeah it is interesting how we are so used to our mythologies that we don&#39;t see anything strange about them. But if you&#39;ve ever tried to explain a Grimms fairy tale to someone not raised in Western culture you get a pretty good perspective on how strange they really are.Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-76504674209617847902018-01-30T17:18:36.937-08:002018-01-30T17:18:36.937-08:00Stories based on unfamiliar mythologies always fac...Stories based on unfamiliar mythologies always face extra hurdles. They don&#39;t have the nostalgia factor working for them and they may assume the audience knows things (character traits, for instance) it doesn&#39;t. The hurdles aren&#39;t insurmountable though, and novelty can be an asset too. Thanks for dipping a toe (or rather a whole foot) in the waters, and let us know how well the trilogy plays out.Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.com